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With the introduction of the new Class 800 and 802 IEP units on the Great Western Mainline GWR cascaded the remaining IC125 sets to rural routes shortening them to 4 passenger coach 'Castle' sets. This HST 'Castle' Train Pack contains two particular power cars.
Power Car 43004 entered service in September 1976 and was one of the prototypes for the Brush MTU engine upgrade, this occurring between September 2004 and June 2005. As a result, it did not receive a full overhaul as other members of the Class did, and so returned to Brush to receive Cab upgrades in November 2007. Its counterpart, 43155 entered service in January 1981 and was overhauled by Brush between April and October 2006.
The British Rail Class 43 (HST) is the TOPS classification used for the InterCity 125 High Speed Train (formerly Classes 253 and 254) power cars, built by British Rail Engineering Limited from 1975 to 1982, and in service in the UK since 1976.
In April 2021 RailAdventure signed a new partnership deal with Hanson & Hall Rail Services, while at the same time obtaining eight Class 43 locomotives, which will operate back to back to operate domestic services.
RailAdventure, who are based in Munich, have been involved in delivering new trains from Europe to the UK, for some time and the Class 43 units will be used to continue this service.
To mark the centenary of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1930 the LMS fully overhauled the surviving L&MR locomotive number 57 Lion and constructed a number of replica coaches which were then displayed, running on a circular track at Wavertree recreation grounds in Liverpool.This pack will contain a model of the Lion locomotive plus first class coaches Experience and Times plus an open-top third class coach.DCC ready with Nex18 socket.
The idea of the managers train, business train or inspection saloon is far from a new one, the first examples being employed by some of the earliest of the pre-grouping railway companies. In the modern era EWS' management train is a version of this rather old fashioned idea. Or much of the modern era, EWS has operated a push-pull managers train and a 'business train'. This business train, despite its name, rarely operated as a single train with sets of coaches often being employed on extra services around the country, an example being on services laid on during major UK based sporting events and such.The business train utilised the then rather old Mk2 coaches in a special EWS maroon livery and would be found being hauled by all manner of EWS liveried traction, such as the Class 37 and, as in this pack, the class 67.
The Beatles require almost no introduction, it is hard to imagine a corner of the globe where their punchy sounds have not been heard in the almost 60 years they have achieved mainstream success.
Celebrate the Beatles with The Liverpool Connection Train Pack. This pack features a Beatles liveried 0-4-0 locomotive and matching long wheelbase vans celebrating the hit albums The Beatles Hits, Twist and Shout and Long Tall Sally.
A must for any Beatles collector, this model will look as good in a cabinet or on a shelf as it would traversing the most diverse of layouts.
The EWS Business Train utilised Mk2 coaches in a special EWS maroon livery and would be found being hauled by all manner of EWS liveried traction.
Poor service saw the Network SouthCentral franchise transferred from Connex Trains, later renamed Southern in 2000. No serious attempt to update the units to the new Southern brand took place with only 4-VEP unit 3514 ever being painted into Southern green livery.
The introduction of the Class 377 Electrostar units gradually saw the old and high millage 4-VEPs replaced. The final regular Southern 4-VEP service took place in August 2005, while Southern 4-VEP operations came to a final end with the Sussex Slammer rail tour occurring in November.
The Beatles is a name that evokes excitement in music fans globally. These four men changed the face of music history forever and became an icon for innovative pop music.
In this Liverpool Connection Side B train pack, celebrate the band with a 0-4-0 Beatles liveried locomotive of the ‘Fab Four’, and three special liveried box vans of their EP smash hits: ‘All My Loving’, ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ and ‘The Beatles No. 1’.
Unlike a train set no track is supplied, making these packs an ideal way to quickly add a new and prototypical train to your collection. We offer a track and controller bundle to create your own 'train set' with one of these train packs.